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Palestine vs Papua New Guinea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Palestine has a population of 5.29M (ranked 123/197), compared with 10.6M in Papua New Guinea (ranked 92/197). Palestine's land area is 2,326 sq mi versus 174,850 sq mi for Papua New Guinea (ranked 164th vs. 54th).

By GDP, Palestine ranks 146/197 ($13.7B) and Papua New Guinea ranks 109/197 ($32.5B). By GDP per capita, Palestine ranks 147/197 ($2,592), while Papua New Guinea ranks 140/197 ($3,076).

Main facts and rankings

Palestine Papua New Guinea
Population
5459557
10911445
Population rank 122/197 90/197
GDP
$13.7B
2024
$32.5B
2024
GDP rank 146/197 109/197
GDP per capita
$2,592
2024
$3,076
2024
GDP per capita rank 147/197 140/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,371
2024
$4,889
2024
Government debt n/a
$17.5B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
52%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$1,652
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 123/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,705
2025
$2,561
2025
Land area
2,326 sq mi
2025
174,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
2,274 ppl/mi²
2024
60.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.31
2023
3.1
2023
Median age
20.9 years
2024
23.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.1 years
2025
66.4 years
2025

Palestine and Papua New Guinea: Comparison Charts

Palestine and Papua New Guinea economies compared

GDP
Palestine

Papua New Guinea
Year GDP
Palestine Papua New Guinea
1960 - $230,496,037
1961 - $244,832,039
1962 - $261,184,042
1963 - $275,968,044
1964 - $305,312,049
1965 - $344,176,055
1966 - $390,992,063
1967 - $441,728,183
1968 - $485,184,190
1969 - $551,263,864
1970 - $645,568,215
1971 - $717,750,278
1972 - $858,761,926
1973 - $1,299,079,410
1974 - $1,467,417,672
1975 - $1,356,603,608
1976 - $1,511,843,235
1977 - $1,640,746,619
1978 - $1,947,878,831
1979 - $2,293,760,511
1980 - $2,545,808,456
1981 - $2,498,190,847
1982 - $2,368,719,683
1983 - $2,562,351,551
1984 - $2,552,662,617
1985 - $2,423,339,172
1986 - $2,647,995,602
1987 - $3,143,851,794
1988 - $3,656,177,881
1989 - $3,546,472,566
1990 - $3,219,729,083
1991 - $3,787,394,958
1992 - $4,377,980,510
1993 - $4,974,550,286
1994 $2,843,300,000 $5,502,786,070
1995 $3,282,800,000 $4,636,057,476
1996 $3,409,600,000 $5,155,311,077
1997 $3,759,800,000 $4,936,615,299
1998 $4,067,800,000 $3,789,443,015
1999 $4,271,200,000 $3,477,038,204
2000 $4,313,600,000 $3,521,339,699
2001 $4,003,700,000 $3,081,024,212
2002 $3,555,800,000 $2,999,511,040
2003 $3,968,000,000 $3,536,411,824
2004 $4,603,100,000 $3,927,157,867
2005 $5,125,700,000 $4,865,892,972
2006 $5,348,300,000 $8,354,911,041
2007 $5,815,700,000 $9,545,028,944
2008 $7,310,400,000 $11,670,892,801
2009 $8,085,700,000 $11,619,456,449
2010 $9,681,500,000 $14,250,786,675
2011 $11,186,100,000 $17,985,138,066
2012 $12,208,400,000 $21,295,168,666
2013 $13,515,500,000 $21,261,338,065
2014 $13,989,700,000 $23,210,823,987
2015 $13,972,400,000 $21,723,437,010
2016 $15,405,400,000 $20,758,876,953
2017 $16,128,000,000 $22,742,699,138
2018 $16,276,600,000 $24,109,780,708
2019 $17,133,500,000 $24,750,626,030
2020 $15,531,700,000 $23,848,447,850
2021 $18,109,000,000 $26,109,413,521
2022 $19,165,500,000 $31,653,185,953
2023 $17,847,900,000 $30,816,367,067
2024 $13,711,100,000 $32,538,480,024

Palestine and Papua New Guinea economies compared

GDP per capita
Palestine

Papua New Guinea
Year GDP per capita
Palestine Papua New Guinea
1960 - $115.5
1961 - $119.7
1962 - $124.7
1963 - $128.9
1964 - $139.5
1965 - $153.9
1966 - $171.1
1967 - $189
1968 - $202.9
1969 - $225.3
1970 - $257.6
1971 - $279.7
1972 - $327
1973 - $483
1974 - $533
1975 - $482
1976 - $525
1977 - $558
1978 - $648
1979 - $748
1980 - $813
1981 - $781
1982 - $726
1983 - $769
1984 - $750
1985 - $697
1986 - $745
1987 - $865
1988 - $985
1989 - $934
1990 - $826
1991 - $942
1992 - $1,051
1993 - $1,151
1994 $1,202 $1,228
1995 $1,327 $998
1996 $1,317 $1,071
1997 $1,389 $990
1998 $1,465 $733
1999 $1,499 $650
2000 $1,476 $636
2001 $1,336 $538
2002 $1,156 $506
2003 $1,258 $577
2004 $1,422 $621
2005 $1,544 $744
2006 $1,570 $1,238
2007 $1,664 $1,371
2008 $2,035 $1,625
2009 $2,192 $1,569
2010 $2,557 $1,867
2011 $2,881 $2,288
2012 $3,067 $2,635
2013 $3,315 $2,561
2014 $3,352 $2,723
2015 $3,272 $2,485
2016 $3,528 $2,316
2017 $3,620 $2,478
2018 $3,562 $2,566
2019 $3,657 $2,576
2020 $3,234 $2,430
2021 $3,679 $2,608
2022 $3,800 $3,102
2023 $3,455 $2,966
2024 $2,592 $3,076

Palestine vs. Papua New Guinea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Palestine

Papua New Guinea
Year Life expectancy, years
Palestine Papua New Guinea
1950 45.7 39.4
1951 46 35.5
1952 46.3 40.7
1953 46.6 41.3
1954 46.9 42
1955 47.2 42.6
1956 47.6 43.3
1957 48 43.9
1958 48.4 44.6
1959 48.8 45.1
1960 49.3 45.8
1961 49.8 46.4
1962 50.4 46.7
1963 51 47.7
1964 51.6 48.3
1965 52.2 48.9
1966 52.8 49.6
1967 50.9 50.2
1968 54.1 50.9
1969 54.7 51.5
1970 55.4 52.1
1971 56 52.6
1972 56.7 53.3
1973 57.6 53.9
1974 58 54.4
1975 58.7 55
1976 59.4 55.5
1977 60.1 56
1978 60.8 56.5
1979 61.5 57
1980 62.2 57.4
1981 62.8 57.8
1982 63.5 58.1
1983 64.1 58.3
1984 64.7 58.6
1985 65.3 58.8
1986 65.7 59
1987 66.3 59.2
1988 66.7 59.4
1989 67.1 59.6
1990 67.8 59.8
1991 68.2 59.9
1992 68.5 60.3
1993 68.8 60.5
1994 69.3 60.7
1995 69.6 60.9
1996 70 61.1
1997 70.3 61.3
1998 70.6 60.4
1999 70.8 61.5
2000 70.3 61.6
2001 69.8 61.6
2002 70.9 61.6
2003 71 61.7
2004 71.1 61.8
2005 72 61.9
2006 71.8 62
2007 72.1 62.2
2008 72.2 62.5
2009 72.3 62.8
2010 73.3 63.1
2011 73.6 63.4
2012 73.7 63.6
2013 74.1 63.9
2014 72.8 64.2
2015 74.6 64.5
2016 74.9 64.7
2017 75.2 64.9
2018 75.4 65.1
2019 75.8 65.3
2020 75 65.1
2021 73.9 64.4
2022 76.7 65.3
2023 65.2 66.1
2024 69.2 66.3
2025 73.1 66.4

Palestine and Papua New Guinea population clocks and comparison

Population
Palestine

Papua New Guinea
Year Population
Palestine Papua New Guinea
1960 - 1,995,110
1961 - 2,046,127
1962 - 2,093,919
1963 - 2,141,376
1964 - 2,188,325
1965 - 2,235,820
1966 - 2,285,774
1967 - 2,337,532
1968 - 2,390,803
1969 - 2,446,927
1970 - 2,505,628
1971 - 2,566,421
1972 - 2,628,432
1973 - 2,690,629
1974 - 2,752,671
1975 - 2,814,820
1976 - 2,877,327
1977 - 2,940,327
1978 - 3,003,714
1979 - 3,067,341
1980 - 3,131,512
1981 - 3,197,019
1982 - 3,264,291
1983 - 3,333,633
1984 - 3,405,198
1985 - 3,478,936
1986 - 3,554,793
1987 - 3,632,543
1988 - 3,711,880
1989 - 3,796,078
1990 1,978,248 3,896,481
1991 2,068,845 4,021,837
1992 2,163,591 4,166,699
1993 2,262,676 4,320,872
1994 2,366,298 4,480,208
1995 2,474,666 4,644,278
1996 2,587,997 4,813,361
1997 2,706,518 4,987,883
1998 2,776,568 5,166,390
1999 2,848,431 5,349,333
2000 2,922,153 5,537,064
2001 2,997,784 5,728,435
2002 3,075,373 5,924,003
2003 3,154,969 6,123,997
2004 3,236,626 6,328,041
2005 3,320,396 6,535,905
2006 3,406,334 6,747,720
2007 3,494,496 6,963,345
2008 3,591,977 7,183,002
2009 3,689,099 7,406,438
2010 3,786,161 7,633,523
2011 3,882,986 7,859,346
2012 3,979,998 8,081,390
2013 4,076,708 8,302,698
2014 4,173,398 8,523,441
2015 4,270,092 8,743,246
2016 4,367,088 8,961,718
2017 4,454,805 9,178,714
2018 4,569,087 9,394,513
2019 4,685,306 9,609,010
2020 4,803,269 9,815,746
2021 4,922,749 10,012,896
2022 5,043,612 10,203,169
2023 5,165,775 10,389,635
2024 5,289,152 10,576,502

Fertility rates in Palestine and Papua New Guinea

Fertility rate
Palestine

Papua New Guinea
Year Fertility rate
Palestine Papua New Guinea
1960 - 6.02
1961 - 6.07
1962 - 6.14
1963 - 6.15
1964 - 6.19
1965 - 6.2
1966 - 6.23
1967 - 6.24
1968 - 6.25
1969 - 6.26
1970 - 6.25
1971 - 6.23
1972 - 6.2
1973 - 6.16
1974 - 6.11
1975 - 6.07
1976 - 6.02
1977 - 5.96
1978 - 5.88
1979 - 5.79
1980 - 5.71
1981 - 5.65
1982 - 5.59
1983 - 5.56
1984 - 5.51
1985 - 5.47
1986 - 5.42
1987 - 5.36
1988 - 5.3
1989 - 5.24
1990 6.81 5.18
1991 6.75 5.11
1992 6.65 5.03
1993 6.5 4.96
1994 6.33 4.87
1995 6.16 4.78
1996 5.99 4.73
1997 5.82 4.68
1998 5.69 4.63
1999 5.58 4.59
2000 5.46 4.53
2001 5.34 4.47
2002 5.22 4.42
2003 5.06 4.36
2004 4.97 4.28
2005 4.87 4.22
2006 4.74 4.15
2007 4.63 4.08
2008 4.51 4.01
2009 4.44 3.94
2010 4.43 3.88
2011 4.31 3.82
2012 4.15 3.75
2013 4.05 3.68
2014 4 3.63
2015 3.98 3.56
2016 3.89 3.5
2017 3.77 3.43
2018 3.67 3.38
2019 3.59 3.32
2020 3.51 3.27
2021 3.44 3.22
2022 3.38 3.17
2023 3.31 3.1

Palestine and Papua New Guinea demographics compared

Median age
Palestine

Papua New Guinea
Year Median age, years
Palestine Papua New Guinea
1960 - 18.5
1961 - 18.4
1962 - 18.3
1963 - 18.1
1964 - 18
1965 - 17.9
1966 - 17.8
1967 - 17.6
1968 - 17.5
1969 - 17.4
1970 - 17.3
1971 - 17.2
1972 - 17.1
1973 - 17.2
1974 - 17.2
1975 - 17.3
1976 - 17.4
1977 - 17.5
1978 - 17.7
1979 - 17.8
1980 - 18
1981 - 18.1
1982 - 18.2
1983 - 18.3
1984 - 18.3
1985 - 18.4
1986 - 18.5
1987 - 18.5
1988 - 18.6
1989 - 18.6
1990 15.4 18.7
1991 15.4 18.8
1992 15.4 18.9
1993 15.5 19
1994 15.5 19.1
1995 15.6 19.2
1996 15.7 19.4
1997 15.8 19.5
1998 15.9 19.6
1999 16 19.7
2000 16.2 19.8
2001 16.3 19.9
2002 16.5 19.9
2003 16.7 20
2004 16.9 20.2
2005 17.1 20.3
2006 17.4 20.4
2007 17.6 20.6
2008 17.9 20.7
2009 18.1 20.9
2010 18.4 21
2011 18.6 21.2
2012 18.9 21.3
2013 19.1 21.5
2014 19.4 21.7
2015 19.6 21.9
2016 19.8 22
2017 19.9 22.2
2018 20 22.4
2019 20.2 22.6
2020 20.3 22.8
2021 20.4 23
2022 20.6 23.2
2023 20.8 23.4
2024 20.9 23.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Palestine Papua New Guinea
GNI, Atlas method
$16.3B
2024
$31.1B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
20%
2025
21.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.43%
2021
0.78%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.31%
2023
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-2.61%
2025
Unemployment rate
31.4%
2024
2.69%
2022
Services, % of GDP
58.3%
2022
41.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2022
37.2%
2024
Economic freedom index
30
2025
52.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.1%
2023
31%
2009
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2023
1.9%
2009
Listed domestic companies
48
2024
6
2016
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$4.08B
2024
$1.68B
2017
Total reserves including gold
$1.33B
2024
$3.9B
2023
Personal remittances received
$736M
2024
$3.87M
2024
International tourist arrivals
93,000
2020
39,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
9.43%
2018
0.04%
2018
Banked people share
39.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Palestine Papua New Guinea
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
5.95 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
0.57 tons
2023
Renewable energy use share
15.4%
2022
54.6%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
24.5%
2021
40%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
35.3%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
20.5%
2023

Society

Palestine Papua New Guinea
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-23,145
2024
-707
2024
Urban population
77.9%
2024
13.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.15 ft
2025
Quality of life index
36.4
2025
38.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
18
2025
31
2024
Higher education index
48
2025
29
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.41
2022
9.4
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.3
2016
12.6
2019
Visa free countries
49
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2024
87.1%
2022
English speaking
20%
2025
70.4%
2023
People using the Internet
86.6%
2023
24.1%
2023

Health

Palestine Papua New Guinea
Government health expenditure per capita
$351
2022
$81.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$117.6
2022
$7.51
2022
Life expectancy
73.1 years
2025
66.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
13.9%
2022
32.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.17
2018
0.06
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
21.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
16
2023
189
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
26.3
2023
40.3
2023
Obesity rate
38.5%
2022
21.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
15.5%
2024
14.1%
2024
Air quality index
45
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
39.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
1.13 liters
2020

Territory

Palestine Papua New Guinea
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.3%
2025
Land area per capita
440 sq mi
2024
16,532 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,510 sq mi
2025
5,425 sq mi
2025
Forest area
39.2 sq mi
2025
138,051 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
5,809 mi
2011

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